v2.16.1 - Passing empty array to chunks option does not create html file

[eladlevy]

In version 2.16.0 the following webpack configuration created the html file as expected:

new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
            filename: '/path/to/file/generated_page.html',
            template: 'some_page.html',
            chunks: [],
            inject: false
        }),

But in 2.16.1 the html file was not generated. Only omitting chunks option resolved the issue:

new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
            filename: '/path/to/file/generated_page.html',
            template: 'some_page.html',
            inject: false
        }),

I would expect that passing empty array will be equivalent to not passing chunks option like in older versions. Is that a right assumption?

[graingert]

interestingly this works in dev mode.

Also passing an array with a non existent module in does not work.

[jantimon]

Oh this is probably because of the hot module replacement "fix":

v2.16.0...v2.16.1#diff-168726dbe96b3ce427e7fedce31bb0bcR76

I guess isHotUpdateCompilation(assets) returns true if the chunks array is empty.
I am on the road right now but will look into it in the next days

[graingert]

@jantimon #319

[jantimon]

Fixed in v2.16.2

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